Parallel Verses
Amplified
The elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the beloved and esteemed Gaius, whom I love in truth.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Holman Bible
The Elder:
To my dear friend
International Standard Version
From: The Elder To: My dear friend Gaius, whom I genuinely love.
A Conservative Version
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
American Standard Version
The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
An Understandable Version
[This is being written by] the elder to my dear [friend] Gaius, whom I love in the truth. [Note: This may mean "whom I truly love"].
Anderson New Testament
elder to the beloved Gains, whom I love in the truth.
Bible in Basic English
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.
Common New Testament
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
The PRESBYTER to my dear Gaius, whom I truly love.
Darby Translation
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
The elder, to Gaius, the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
Godbey New Testament
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I truly love with divine love.
Goodspeed New Testament
The Elder to my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.
John Wesley New Testament
The elder unto the well-beloved Caius, whom I truly love.
Julia Smith Translation
The elder to the dearly beloved Gains, whom I love in truth.
King James 2000
The elder unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The elder, to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in [the] truth.
Modern King James verseion
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The elder unto the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Moffatt New Testament
The presbyter, to the beloved Gaius whom I love in the Truth.
Montgomery New Testament
The Elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
NET Bible
From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.
New Heart English Bible
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Noyes New Testament
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Sawyer New Testament
THE elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
THE presbyter to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
To his dear friend Gaius, whom he sincerely loves, From the Officer of the Church.
Webster
The elder to the well-beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Weymouth New Testament
The Elder to his dear friend Gaius. Truly I love you.
Williams New Testament
The Elder to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I truly love.
World English Bible
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Worrell New Testament
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
Worsley New Testament
The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Youngs Literal Translation
The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!
Themes
Elder » In the Christian church
John » The apostle » Writes to the congregations » See the epistles of john
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 3 John 1:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Encouragement For Gaius
13 The children of your elect (chosen) sister greet you. 1 The elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the beloved and esteemed Gaius, whom I love in truth. 2 Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually].
Names
Cross References
1 John 3:18
Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words].
Acts 19:29
Then the city was filled with confusion; and people rushed together [as a group] into the amphitheater, dragging along with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions.
Acts 20:4
He was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and by Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.
Romans 16:23
Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church here, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.
1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
2 John 1:1-13
The elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the elect (chosen)